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- White Paper?Copyright and the Internet: An Introduction to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Related Issues
- This publication provides an introductory survey of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA") and recent case-law developments affecting the application of copyright to the Internet. The copyright law aims to benefit society by fostering the creation and dissemination of works of authorship. It achieves this goal by providing...
- White papers 2002-07-18
- Evolution of Copyright Law
- This paper discusses the evolution of copyright law in order to meet the challenges of the digital age. It provides background on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's ("DMCA") anti-circumvention measures, constitutional challenges against the statute, judicial interpretations of key terms in the DMCA, and the difficulty in preserving certain "fair...
- White papers 2004-08-24
- EFF Counsels New Zealand on Copyright Law Revamp
- In this news release Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF urges New Zealand to avoid adopting copyright laws similar to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. In the U.S. the DMCA has proven dangerous to free speech, scientific research, and technical innovation. The EFF filing in New Zealand is part of...
- White papers
- Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation
- Digital Rights Management DRM refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th Congress and those that are pending in the 108th Congress. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One...
- White papers 2004-05-28
- From Broadcast to Webcast: Copyright Law and Streaming Media
- This paper examines the copyright issues facing streaming media. The paper details the arcane requirements for digital performances, the controversy over how ephemeral RAM copies should be treated, and the current rulemaking on the statutory digital performance license. Streaming media face complex requirements detailing what constitutes a non-interactive transmission eligible...
- White papers 2002-09-15
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- World Press' Collective Delusion Boils Over: Respect Us, Dammit
- At this point, I don’t even need to put in snark anywhere, not even in the headline. It is way too easy: All that’s needed is for newspaper industry representatives to talk. And talk they did all these four days at the World Newspaper Congress in Hyderabad. All you...
- External links 2009-12-03
- Broadband Censorship, Copyright and Complaints | BTalk Australia
- (19min 31) Simon Hackett, MD of Internet provider Internode, thinks the National Broadband Network will not, and should not, be built. On today’s BTalk Australia he explains his reasoning, in a wide ranging discussion with Phil Dobbie. You’ll also hear his views on Internet censorship, copyright infringements and the sharp...
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Injunction banning RealDVD sales upheld
- A US court on Tuesday maintained (reg. required) a preliminary injunction that prevents RealNetworks from selling its RealDVD software pending the results of a lawsuit against the company. The decision is characterized by Judge Marilyn Patel as a safeguard given the legal ramifications of the technology. While she agrees individual...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Mastering the Legal Issues in e-Commerce
- When implementing an e-business strategy, one must fully understand any key legal issues—like copyright infringement laws and the principles of libel—early on. There are also more specific and technical restrictions that can affect or restrict the sale of your product within particular jurisdictions. You need to know what these rules...
- Articles 2007-10-19
- Judges have final decision on Twitter
- Sally Jackson | October 19, 2009THE Federal Court will leave it up to individual judges to decide whether to allow cases to be covered from within their courtrooms on new media platforms such as Twitter.The issue arose after two technology journalists, Andrew Colley from The Australian, and Liam Tung from...
- News items 2009-10-18
- RealNetworks Loses DVD Copying Decision
- A preliminary injunction barring RealDVD from store shelves will remain in place, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said, and the DVD CCA will also be entitled to injunctive relief. "The RealDVD products, by their very nature, open a veritable Pandora's box of liability for Real," the judge wrote. The decision marks...
- News items 2009-08-12
- DHS: Expect your computer to be seized without suspicion
- By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews In what was presented to the public this week as a clarification of its privacy policy, the US Dept. of Homeland Security published a paper referring to new guidelines for its immigration and customs agents regarding how they may conduct border searches of travelers'...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Wells Fargo Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWells Fargo & Co. WFC Q2 2007 Earnings Call July 17, 2007 8:00 am ET Executives Bob Strickland - SVP & IR Howard Atkins - Sr. EVP & CFO Presentation Bob Strickland Hello, this is Bob Strickland. Thank you for calling into the Wells Fargo Second Quarter...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-17
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